//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 The First Surprise // Story: Loyalty is my Name and being Loyal is my Game // by ZeroPony55 //------------------------------// The moon is coming down slowly and it around three-thirty giving Loyalty thirty minutes to prepare. He ate his breakfast with his friends and when they left it was there is only fifth-teen minutes left. They all just made it in time. "GOOD YOU HERE, THOUGHT YOU GOING TO CHICKEN OUT, BUT ANYWAYS THE RULES ARE SIMPLE, MAKE CONTACT WITH EACH HOUSE IN PONYVILLE AND GET BACK TO TOWN HALL, AND DON'T BOTHER TRYING TO CHEAT I GOT SOME EYES OUT THERE TO TELL ME, NO, EXCEPTIONS!" he shouted loudly to keep everypony awake and watching. Everypony got into position. "READY... SET... NOT GO-" nopony fell for that "-NOT GO... OK GO" and they off. Loyalty was in first place while Derpy was second for a short while. Tapping on the building was harder then anypony would have think because it slow everypony down. Loyalty even lost his place to another pegasus. When they were getting to Sweet Apples Acres nopony suspected a sudden wind torrent to form pushing them back. Apparently it was some ponies that was doing that because they were told too. There was a lot of ponies falling and losing their places so it was almost anypony game but really you don't have care if your first just don't be last. It was a big struggles for getting get back up. The race continue for a long while that the sun even came up, blinding most of the racers. Loyalty final got a hold of himself a dash to the finish. Soon after another wind current was form. It didn't startle most ponies but for Derpy, she fell for it and was dead last. Loyalty notice she was behind and turn around, catching most ponies off guard. He quickly got past the other pegasuses and grabbed Derpy preventing her to fall down. He then tossed Derpy, which surprise her and soon she finish first. The other pegasuses soon finish which means Loyalty was last. Loyalty was tried from tossing Derpy to the finish line. There a few minutes of waiting to see if anypony skip a house, in that time Loyalty's friends wear just seeing if he was ok for being last. "OK GATHER AROUND" the boss said and everypony that was working did. "OK LOYALTY YOU IN, DERPY YOUR FIRE!" Derpy was heartbroken. "WHAT! I WAS LAST WHY IS SHE FIRE?"" Loyalty yelled at the boss. "SHE ONLY GOTTEN FIRST BECAUSE OF YOU!" the boss said, but it only pisses Loyalty off. "NO!" "No?" "NO she didn't get last and you said it yourself no exceptions for coming in last, is there any problem?" the boss was silent. He knew he said anypony last doesn't get the job, he just doesn't what to admit it. "That what I thought, come on guy we got some zap apples to harvest" Loyalty said leaving the area with his friends. "Boss...uhhh" Derpy said quietly. "What, get back to work everypony we're already late you too, Derpy" the boss said. "Oh thank you sir." "Yeah whatever just get back to work" the boss commanded and everypony got to work. "Come on guys hurry up" Loyalty said to his friends. They were racing to see who got to Sweet Apple Acres first, it was a waste of energy, but they we're going to use some potions anyways. Once they made it they saw Applejack's other friends and the CMC helping out. "Hey what took the guys so long?" Rainbow asked mockingly. "Sorry, I had a race to do early in the morning" Loyalty said. "Why did you have to race?" Scootaloo asked. "It was for a job, I was first near the end I went back for Derpy who was for lasted." "Why would you do that?" "Because if you were last in the race, you were out of the job and I didn't want Derpy to lose her job because of me." "That very kind of you to do that" Fluttershy said. "Yeah let's just get back to work ok." "He right come on ladies" Applejack said. "Shouldn't you be resting?" Cosmic asked. "My legs might not be able to buck but I can still help like Big Mac." "Ehhh yep" Big Mac said. "Fine but take it easy, both of you" Cosmic said and soon started apple bucking. Jet soon gave a potion to Loyalty to drink and he was off like a missile. "What was that?" Twilight asked. "Just a little stamina and strength potion, it's just something to help with too bad we're be in the toilet later puking this stuff out" Jet said as he escape a laugh. "Ewwww to much information." "Whatever" he said drinking the same potion. He didn't move like a rocket but he was able to apple buck easily. A good few hours past and there were able to harvest a quarter. The CMC were really working hard with the three trio here. Sweetie Belle help with Jet, Applebloom with Cosmic, and Scootaloo with Loyalty. Sweetie Belle learn a lot being with Jet. He always had something to talk about and Sweetie Belle had also learn some magic tricks as well, they might have been tricks, but taught by a pegasus was special. Applebloom got tips and tricks, that she thought Applejack or Big Mac even knew. Even though he crash landed into the CMC hideout, she was willing to call him brother or better yet dad. Scootaloo mostly just talk to Loyalty instead of helping, but Loyalty didn't mind. Scootaloo asked a couple of question on the race. She never thought a pony would just turn around, she even bet that Rainbow found this crazy. She kept asking question until it made to one question that got Loyalty full attention "How do you fly?" she asked. "What do you mean?" Loyalty said in confusion. He knew it was a question he would only hear form ponies that can't fly, he never thought he would her it from a filly. "How do you fly, I want to know because I can't fly, is it something I doing wrong or I can't fly at all?" "Well I heard from, Cosmic that he saw, Jet fly before he lost his wings." "Your avoiding my question. Are you telling me that I can never fly again am I going to lose my wings like, Jet?" she started crying from just thinking about it. "Calm down, Scootaloo you wings are fine if they were going to fall off they would have to be puck off, Jet lost his when he was younger then you so you don't have to worry." Scootaloo stopped crying "Really?" "Yeah just show me what you got." Scootaloo tried flying but quickly fail. "Not bad I seen worsted, but your wings you just flapping them." "Isn't it supposed to do that?" "Yeah, but your just flapping your wings it's not in sink, your never get fall with that." "But, Bulk Biceps flaps his wings like crazy and he's able to get go longer than me." "It's true, but your wings moves slower then his, heck he could beat me in flapping wings because he has to carry his buff body." "So just flap them at the same time right?" "Yep." She flapped her wings slowly to get used to it and then increasing her flapping speed. She soon took off higher and higher, but soon notice how high she and that frighten her. She didn't even notice she was falling, she was terrify from the height she was on. Loyalty notice she was falling and took to the skies. He was flying to her rescue until Rainbow came in and caught her. Loyalty was surprise on how quick she move, it should that she really care for Scootaloo. They got back to the ground "That was awesome, you were able to fly there, squirt" Rainbow said. "Thanks Rainbow maybe you could show me some of you trick when you were a filly." "Sure" as they walked back to the barn, but before Rainbow turned to look at Loyalty and said "Thanks for teaching her." He was happy to help but now he has to lugged all of the zap apple by himself now. It took a while, but even finally did it, to only find them taking a small break. "What took you so long?" Cosmic asked. "Sorry I had to carry about twenty baskets full of apples by myself" Loyalty said in a grumpy mood. "Calm down I was only asking." "Sure you were" Loyalty said grabbing his drink they left out for him. "Good jobs guys it looks like we might be able to harvest everything before the it even finishes" Applejack said. "I bet it's because it Cosmic was idea to buck first then bring back later" Applebloom said. "I only did was thinking outside the box I'm pretty sure, Twilight or, Jet got think of this." "Yeah it is the most reasonable to get them off the trees so they don't have to disappeared" Jet said. "I'm amazed I didn't think off that" Twilight admitted. They all had a good laugh and continue to have small talk until a famous pony and some guards show up. "We looking for Jet Stream" said a famous looking pony. "I'm Jet Stream" Jet said rising his hoof. "You boy, how's about coming to Canterlot and help make your health potions." Jet was in shock they couldn't have know he made potions, but the only thing he was able to say was "what?" "Come to Canterlot and make your potion, you become rich and famous." "Twilight what did you do?" he asked her. "Ah it was good for pony kind" she then smile very bigly. "I knew I share to much with you uh...-" "It's Mary Star, dear" the famous pony said. "Mary Star is one of the riches and most infusion ponies there is" Cosmic inform the others. "Mary umm I'm going to said no to the offer." "What to you mean no?" "No as in I'm not doing it and no I will not tell you the formula." "But I can make you rich and famous you can change pony history." "Yeah, no I know it's a mistake to release this to Equestria." "Well I sorry to said but you don't have a choice, grab him" she order the guards. Loyalty and Cosmic went on fighting the guards, but really it was only Cosmic because Loyalty just puke on a guard, due to the fact the potion were off. The only reason Jet was fine is because he already puke so he backed up and stayed from the guards. The guards focus on Cosmic for the moment because he was the only problem that could stop them, that or until Loyalty stopped puking on the same guard. The guards were having trouble dealing with Cosmic and his wings, some guards were even scared because of the wings. "Hey stop I order you to stop-" Twilight ordered, but none of the guards listern. "-why are you doing this, Mary?" Twilight asked. "What I just want is my step-son to come home he has been a ran away from home, he always been rebellious so I sometimes need to be a little forceful." "Ha don't make me laugh" Jet said. "You don't even get deserve to call me son." "WHAT IS GOING ON!" Twilight shouted and blast a giant laser into the sky, stopping everypony. "She is my step-mother, my real mother went missing a few months after I was born. My father quickly re-marry and soon a month later I lost my feathers so they dump me in Cloudesdale to live with my mom's mother. She's lying about me running away, I don't have a lot power to live on my own unlike Loyalty. I wanted this to be a secret so I know you won't have found me when I invented the potion a few years ago" Jet explained. "Explain you part, Mary" Twilight said. "I was always looking for him once I heard he made a potion that could heal wound, I even paid somepony to go look for him." "But you made a mistake, I was given metal wings, which threw you finder off guard because you told him you looking for a wing-less pony." "But how do you know if they were a pegasus and not an earth pony?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Most pegasus have a smaller body then a earth and also you could just go whack them a cloud, there either a unlucky pony that had the spell that let other ponies walk on clouds or there pegasus" Jet explained. "How could you be so cruel to you step-son?" Twilight asked. "Really, Twilight you never readied a book that had a evil step-mother when you were a filly." "Oh yeah, but that a book it's not real life." "Yeah well real life is like a book, we write our own future." "YEAH!" Cosmic said. "Get the boy" Mary order again. This time Loyalty was better and also Jet even joined into the fight. Fluttershy coward in fear, while Rainbow kept missing with the guards. Pinkie fire with her cannon and Twilight shot with laser with her magic, but had awful aim. Rarity, Spike, Applejack, Big Mac and the CMC were cheering on. The fight was a drawn out battle, with the Jet's friends getting tired. Jet then notice a thunder cloud nearby. "Everypony back up and Cosmic toss me into the air" Jet commanded. "But the thunder cloud is right there it's too dangers" Cosmic said. "It's dangers to got alone, so let me do this" Loyalty said. "No you got your wings I'll handle-." "Sorry, Jet but I'm not letting to something if I'm still standing" Loyalty said dashing toward the thunder cloud. "-Really, Loyalty, why do you have do this?" Jet asked. "Because I won't forgive myself if you got hurt" Loyalty said, now just grabbing the thunder cloud. He then proceed to dive bomb at guards. Once Loyalty hit the ground, the thunder cloud broke, knotting most of the guards out and putting Loyalty near death. "LOYALTY!" his friends called for him. Soon Rainbow and Scootaloo quickly pick him up and place him near Jet, so he could use his last health potion. Mary and the rest of the conscience guards just watch as Jet let Loyalty have the last health potion. Loyalty soon woke up but he will probably forever have to vomit electricity ooze from now and on. "You see that-" Mary told her guards "-He was near the peak of death and that potion just save him. Go get the potion." Hey KID! Better to give us the formula or else" one of the guard said. "Or else what?" Jet asked. "Or else uhhh... Get him" The guard said charging at him. Cosmic stood in their way with his large wings. "Your not getting though" he said charging at them with his wings spread that has great deal of distance. He also use his wings to gather everypony that was opposing them, and tossed them all the way to Canterlot. Everypony was questioning how he was able to do this but it was soon answer by Cosmic dashing to a barrel and puking in it. "Now she was taken care off, Twilight" Jet said. As everypony turn to look at Twilight, she was trying to sneak out, in hoping she won't be in trouble. "Yeah, Jet?" she asked worrying. "FIX THIS!" Jet shouted at her. "Ah ok, Spike take a letter" Spike took a letter and started writing what Twilight was saying. "Dear Princess Celestia I'm am here writing you about my recent letter, the one talking about the health potion. I was told from the creator the he does not wish to release the potion to Equestria, he reasoning will remain a secret. Today we were attacked by Mary Stream but with the help of some ponies she is now somewhere in Canterlot, I don't where because she was tossed there and yes she was tossed I'm am not joking. So anyway do what you want with her, personal I would have arrest her but the pony who tossed her didn't care at all about what would happen to her. So please forget about the potion, we should not bugged ponies it's their choice we should respect that. Thank you again Signed Twilight Sparkle" Celestia finish reading the letter at looked at the ponies that was infront of her. It was a bunch of guards and a mare. She was deciding on what to do with them. "Ma'am should I suggest throwing in jail?" a guard asked. "No they can follow me" Celestia ordered. She soon left though another passage way that's not open to the public. The guards and Mary started to worried what was going to happen to them, once they Celestia man turned a greyish-pink colored.